Finishing Up Friday – A Wall of Daisies

October 14, 2022October 13, 2022 ~ Karen Young

This week’s Finishing Up Friday uses pre-made items from this previous Card & (Your) Cuppa project.

I chose a soft colour combination of Petal Pink, Crumb Cake and Basic White.

Using a Blending Brush, I began by running some Crumb Cake ink over my pre-embossed wall piece to add highlights to some of the bricks. This piece is from the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder.

Next, the daisies are stuck together in pairs. I had to punch a few more of these using the Medium Daisy Punch to add to those I already had in my stash.

Then, each daisy is given a touch of colour in the centre using a Sponge Dauber, and a touch of Wink of Stella for some sparkle.

Background leaves are cut using the Bough Punch.

My sentiment is from the Sending Smiles Stamp Set and cut out using the coordinating Sending Dies. These are available as a Bundle in the Annual Catalogue.

Finally coordinating embellishments from the Elegant Faceted Gems pack provides a touch more sparkle.

Which pre-made items are you going to use from your desk?

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa – Dragonflies in Shades of Blue & Green

August 29, 2022August 26, 2022 ~ Karen Young

Last week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa project was this group of dragonflies in shades of blue and green.

When I was designing the project, I couldn’t decide whether to use blue or green for my dragonflies, so I chose a few shades of blue and green instead!

There’s Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Soft Succulent and Soft Sea Foam, along with Very Vanilla.

The Twigs & Sprigs Embossing Folder provides the background.

Each dragonfly is cut out using the Dragonflies Punch, with the larger one cut out twice in Soft Sea Foam.

My top dragonfly has a light coating of Wink of Stella and is layered onto the other one by just applying glue down the centre. This allows the wings on both shapes to be seen.

A length of coordinating Seam Binding from the July-December Mini Catalogue goes across the centre of the project.

The dragonflies sit on shapes cut from the Beautiful Shapes Dies and the All That Dies. They are then stuck to the project using Dimensionals.

Each of the small dragonflies glued down in colour order from green to blue.

The Lovely You Stamp Set provides the sentiment and is also attached using Dimensionals.

Finally, some Elegant Faceted Gems are placed across the project.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Beauty of Friendship Bundle

May 15, 2021May 14, 2021 ~ Karen Young

Another set of products from the new Annual Catalogue that has recently arrived is this fabulous Beauty of Friendship Bundle.

This Beauty of Friendship Stamp Set and Beautiful Trees Dies bundle is part of a wider Suite Collection, but more about that on another day!

Beauty of Friendship Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

My colour combination is Petal Pink, Soft Suede and Pear Pizzazz. I was inspired to use this combination because of the Cherry Blossom that is around at the moment.

For the background, I’ve used the tiny splat-type stamp in Petal Pink.

The trees are cut out using the Dies and layered. Before popping the Petal Pink layer on top, I again stamped it with the splat stamp.

Beauty of Friendship Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

A length of the Whisper White Baker’s Twine from the Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack is wrapped around the project. This Twine Combo Pack from the Mini Catalogue is only available until the end of June.

The Dies also provide the shape for the sentiment from the Stamp Set which is raised up on Dimensionals.

Finally, a few Elegant Faceted Gems in co-ordinating Petal Pink add a touch of sparkle.

Beauty of Friendship Bundle. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs I’m very aware that for someone who doesn’t like pink, I’ve been using a lot of it lately. When your Husband and a friend also mention it, it’s time to return to your comfort zone. Normal service will be resumed soon!

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Quick and Easy Quiet Meadow Project

May 11, 2021May 10, 2021 ~ Karen Young

Today I’m sharing another of my Quiet Meadow Bundle (Quiet Meadow Stamp Set and Meadow Dies) cards.

Quick and Easy Quiet Meadow Project. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

This is a quick and easy project as it uses repetitive stamping of one image with quick colouring. You can then add your sentiment and as many extra embellishments as you like!

Mine is a combination of Petal Pink, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla.

I may have already mentioned that I adore this Bundle from the new Annual Catalogue. It’s so versatile.

The flower from the Quiet Meadow Stamp Set is stamped multiple times on the background.

Quick and Easy Quiet Meadow Project. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

It is then coloured in using Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends. I use the darker Blend first, then colour over the top with the lighter Blend.

I’m not great a colouring, but the Blends give me the ability to colour quickly and easily.

I have added a sentiment and threaded it onto a length of Vanilla Baker’s Twine from the Essentials Pack.

Quick and Easy Quiet Meadow Project. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Finally, I’ve coloured the centres of the flowers with Wink of Stella and added some co-ordinating Petal Pink Elegant Faceted Gems for a touch more sparkle.

This design is great for creating in a range of different colours, with a change of sentiment to suit the occasion.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Butterfly Brilliance Bundle Birthday

April 3, 2021April 1, 2021 ~ Karen Young

This pretty butterfly from the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle flew to one of my Nieces for her Birthday.

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle Birthday. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

I chose a soft colour combination of Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Gray Granite, with Very Vanilla

With the corners rounded using the Detailed Trio Punch, it was time for the stamping.

The leaves and splatter images from Forever Fern Stamp Set create the backdrop for the butterfly.

Butterfly Brilliance Bundle Birthday. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs Using the items from the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle, the butterfly is stamped and cut out. To add a touch of colour, I used Stampin’ Blends, using the darker blend on the darker patches of stamping and the lighter blend for the rest.

The Vine Design Stamp Set from the January-June Mini Catalogue provides the sentiment, cut out with the Double Oval Punch. Butterfly Brilliance Bundle Birthday. Project designed by Karen at HIPPOFROG Designs

Finally, some Elegant Faceted Gems in co-ordinating Petal Pink add a subtle touch of bling.

This fabulous bundle is available as an early release product, before it joins us from May in the new Catalogue.

As there is a new Catalogue on the way, make sure you check out the Retiring List and get your hands on them while you can.

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Karen Young HIPPOFROG Designs

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Last Week’s Card & (Your) Cuppa – Whale meet again!

August 10, 2020August 7, 2020 ~ Karen Young

It was definitely a case of Whale Meet Again for last week’s Card & Cuppa project.

The attendees have been asking for a project that uses the Whale Builder Punch so here it is. As I used it for the Children’s class the other week, it’s getting a fair amount of use!

Purple Posy, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy and Whisper White create this project. My colour combination is taken from the Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack, and I’ll explain a bit more on why this is in a bit.

At a previous session, the attendees liked the Purple Posy Ribbon from the Playing with Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack. I was also able to show them the other two ribbons in the pack, so thought I would use them and the colours on this project.

The Coastal Cabana piece is embossed using the Old World Paper Embossing Folder, a new item in the Annual Catalogue. I thought it looked like the sea in this colour with the ripple shape cut by hand.

Using the Painted Labels Dies and cutting out the centre piece, the swirl is threaded with the ribbons. I’ve also added the Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon in Whisper White here too.

For the whale, they are made two-tone by using a belly piece in Purple Posy. I gave the attendees whales in both colours, so they could choose to make either Night of Navy or Purple Posy. Or even both.

This sits across the centre of the swirl and the water spout is then added.